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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
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A New Child in the Cradle of Railways - The newly-opened Weardale Railway is bringing prosperity to a once-depnved area as Terry Hope discovers.
Sick as a Parrot? Not me! - Football supporter Ray Schofield tells how he missed the biggest day in his local teama€ s football history.. by going shed bashing.
Works Visit: Derby - We take a rare look behind the scenes at Litchurch Lane Works, Derby, home of the Electrostar and Turbostar trains.
Sleeping Beauties - The Strategic Rail Authoritya€ s radical Community Raila€ plan could spell a renaissance for Britaina€ s rural lines. Chris Mimer reports.
Class 47/57 Liveries - Part eight of the livery history of the Class 47 and their newer Class 57 cousins, compiled by Darren Ford.
Timetable Update - December 12 sees further massive changes to the national timetable, bringing the UK into line with Europe. John Cormack summarises.
Top of the Class - In this montha€ s Practice & Performance, Keith Farr marks the 75th anniversary of the a€~Schoolsa€ class a€ Maunsella€ s deceptively powerful masterpiece.
Panorama - A selection of quality railway photographs in our monthly showcase.
News:
Headline News - Eastleigh Works condemned; Northern franchise launched; SRA earmarks 56 branches; Drivers get tough over yobs; Call to stop 'Murder on the Gatwick Express'; Victim's father sues over belts; World record for A4 nameplate; Steam operator plants trees to 'neutralise loco emissions'; Rivals devise an alternative to Crossrail; Royal Train to be preserved.
Track Record:
Traction & Stock News
Traction & Stock Portfolio
Network News
Steam News
Steam News Portfolio
Narrow Gauge News
Classic Traction News
""Special' Pages
Operations News
Traction Update
Regulars:
Multiple Aspects
Railways in Parliament
Answers
Over to You
Platform
Coming Events
100 Years Ago
Subscriptions Ad
Classified Ads
Reader Services
Prize Crossword
Where Is It?
FRONT COVER: A suitably frosty scene for our February issue: B1 4-6-0 No. 61264, complete with East Anglian-style headcode discs, storms along the Great Central Railway with a Travelling Post Office train in January 2002. More modern postal trains have this winter made a welcome return to the main line (see picture right, and Headline News). INSET: Lilac & white is the unusual livery selected by the latest TOC on the block', Northern Rail, whose first DMU in those colours, No. 156451, is seen at Leeds on December 13 during the official launch ceremony
A New Child in the Cradle of Railways - The newly-opened Weardale Railway is bringing prosperity to a once-depnved area as Terry Hope discovers.
Sick as a Parrot? Not me! - Football supporter Ray Schofield tells how he missed the biggest day in his local teama€ s football history.. by going shed bashing.
Works Visit: Derby - We take a rare look behind the scenes at Litchurch Lane Works, Derby, home of the Electrostar and Turbostar trains.
Sleeping Beauties - The Strategic Rail Authoritya€ s radical Community Raila€ plan could spell a renaissance for Britaina€ s rural lines. Chris Mimer reports.
Class 47/57 Liveries - Part eight of the livery history of the Class 47 and their newer Class 57 cousins, compiled by Darren Ford.
Timetable Update - December 12 sees further massive changes to the national timetable, bringing the UK into line with Europe. John Cormack summarises.
Top of the Class - In this montha€ s Practice & Performance, Keith Farr marks the 75th anniversary of the a€~Schoolsa€ class a€ Maunsella€ s deceptively powerful masterpiece.
Panorama - A selection of quality railway photographs in our monthly showcase.
News:
Headline News - Eastleigh Works condemned; Northern franchise launched; SRA earmarks 56 branches; Drivers get tough over yobs; Call to stop 'Murder on the Gatwick Express'; Victim's father sues over belts; World record for A4 nameplate; Steam operator plants trees to 'neutralise loco emissions'; Rivals devise an alternative to Crossrail; Royal Train to be preserved.
Track Record:
Traction & Stock News
Traction & Stock Portfolio
Network News
Steam News
Steam News Portfolio
Narrow Gauge News
Classic Traction News
""Special' Pages
Operations News
Traction Update
Regulars:
Multiple Aspects
Railways in Parliament
Answers
Over to You
Platform
Coming Events
100 Years Ago
Subscriptions Ad
Classified Ads
Reader Services
Prize Crossword
Where Is It?
FRONT COVER: A suitably frosty scene for our February issue: B1 4-6-0 No. 61264, complete with East Anglian-style headcode discs, storms along the Great Central Railway with a Travelling Post Office train in January 2002. More modern postal trains have this winter made a welcome return to the main line (see picture right, and Headline News). INSET: Lilac & white is the unusual livery selected by the latest TOC on the block', Northern Rail, whose first DMU in those colours, No. 156451, is seen at Leeds on December 13 during the official launch ceremony
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